I thought it quite fitting to start my blog about our trip to France with food. Those that know me know that I don't miss a meal...and know that I love to eat! This trip was no exception! Our food was all good - nothing exceptional, but nothing
inedible either. We were on our own for lunch and most days us younger chicks would just grab a sandwich (or as I called it, a baguette) and just walk around. When we left Paris for the countryside and beaches, we didn't want to miss a thing...and didn't want to sit down and eat a meal at a restaurant.
The first night in Paris I decided that I must have a crepe a day! I almost made it - 2 days I didn't have a crepe. I had other yummy things though! This
creperie below was in the Latin district in Paris - the Mont St Michel area. We all loved this area and were there several times. This guy made the best crepes any of us had the entire trip! We started and ended our time in France with him! He told me that he went through 500 jars of
Nutella a day. Mark still doesn't believe me on that one, but that's what he said. You should have seen the
Nutella stacked up on pallets in the back - unbelievable! A dream for me....! I still don't know how I lost weight on this trip! I hope you enjoy looking through some of the "food" pictures I took - I took quite a few. If you're not hungry now, you will be in a few minutes....
Bon Appetit!
La Mere
Poulard is a restaurant and hotel at the entrance to Mont St Michel in St.
Malo. The restaurant dates back to 1879, and is known for the wall of autographs from over a century of famous diners, which includes Ernest Hemingway. They are most famous for their giant
omelette's, which are several inches thick. They are made in hand hammered copper bowls, and cooked over an open fire. You can walk into the entrance of the restaurant and almost into the kitchen and watch them mix and cook. It was quite amazing. Oh, and the cost for one of these traditional
omelette's....30 euro....which is about $45!
This was our lunch the day we spent all day on the D-Day beaches. We sat on the wall of the beach in
Arromanches and ate a cheeseburger and fries...and they had free
wi-
fi so I was able to
facebook. It was a great lunch!
Wouldn't it be amazing to just walk into this place and grab one of these to take home for dinner?
Mom, Cleo and Faye enjoying their seafood lunch in the adorable city of
Honfleur
I pretty much lived off these....
Anna Reid's incredible choice!
Several of us ordered this yummy dessert. I don't know what it was, but it was fabulous!
Girl's
Nite Out in
Caen - you would have thought that we were 16 again....our Moms were all in the lobby of the hotel making sure we knew where we were going and asking us what time we'd be back. I'm sure they thought we were going to get in some kind of serious trouble! They were probably right in thinking that....
Our last day in Paris - Leslie, Julie and Savannah having lunch at a little cafe...not a care in the world!
Pont de Normandie - cable-stayed bridge that was opened in 1995 to connect Honfleur with Le Havre. 
One of the little shops that sold Calvados - an apple brandy that is made from apples from the Normandy region. Eric arranged for us to go inside and the owner had a sample for anyone that wanted to try....I have pictures of some of those that tasted, but I won't incriminate them just yet. Mark and I have a pork chop and apple recipe and we might try adding some of this while the apples are sauteing - yes, I bought a bottle.
Carousel built in 1900 - it was lovely!
This hotel was right at the edge of town and had a gorgeous view of the town - I could have stayed there several days!
Cathy and Mandy in Honfleur
This church was built at the end of the 15th century by shipbuilders. It still remains France's largest wooden church.
Mom, Cleo and Faye enjoyed their seafood lunch here
This shop was incredible - filled with lovely linens and china, light fixtures and door knobs. It kind of reminded me on Anthropologie - which is why I probably loved it so much.
Another gorgeous day in France!
This was our first day - we dropped our things at the hotel and headed straight for the Louvre. I thought Savannah and I looked pretty cute after being awake for so long and flying all night....
